{"id":361,"date":"2012-11-13T15:48:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T15:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.juniorminingnews.com\/?p=361"},"modified":"2012-11-13T15:48:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T15:48:57","slug":"some-optimism-for-bc-junior-miners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"Some optimism for BC junior miners"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jenny Wagler<\/strong>
\nBusiness Vancouver<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gavin Dirom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A rise in base metals prices in at the end of the third quarter may indicate better times ahead for B.C.’s junior miners, according to the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia <\/a>(AME BC).<\/p>\n

In his third-quarter industry update, AME BC president and CEO Gavin Dirom said that a 12% rise in base metals prices at the end of September compared with three months previous was “perhaps a sign of better times ahead.”<\/p>\n

Dirom added that, while B.C.’s exploration appears to be down from last year’s “record-breaking pace” and expenditures of $463 million, the industry is still attracting significant investment, led by:<\/p>\n